Navratna:The definitive comparision of B segment petrol hatchbacks (1.2, 1.3, 1.4)

arunnn · 14th August 2009, 11:47

Great Work Sid,

the Chevrolet Aveo 5 is named Aveo UVA in India.

Regarding the gear box, from my experience, Chevrolet is better compared to Maruti.

palehawk11 · 14th August 2009, 17:16

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Originally Posted by balajird

It would have been very helpful if you managed to click some photos of those cars you TDed. Good that you found a car of your liking. congrats on your purchase.

Hey thanks. Just read the thread through and realised mine is not an appropriate entry in this thread. I do have photos of all the cars but will post it in the test drives section. Do you know how I can delete this entry ?

kums · 14th August 2009, 18:04

great review indeed, sid!

Your review gave great insights into the hatches.I especially was astonished to see the boot capacity of jazz! (the pics showing a bicycle and 3 baggages in the boot)

But i think it is incomplete without including the hyundai i10 1.2 kappa! Its a competitor to ritz and few others models here.Though i understand that it is a B segment comparison,i10 kappa is sorely missed out here.It would have been exhaustive if it had been included !

As somebody in this thread pointed out earlier,i10 suffers an identity crisis !!

sidindica · 14th August 2009, 18:59

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Originally Posted by kums

great review indeed, sid!

Your review gave great insights into the hatches.I especially was astonished to see the boot capacity of jazz! (the pics showing a bicycle and 3 baggages in the boot)

But i think it is incomplete without including the hyundai i10 1.2 kappa! Its a competitor to ritz and few others models here.Though i understand that it is a B segment comparison,i10 kappa is sorely missed out here.It would have been exhaustive if it had been included !

As somebody in this thread pointed out earlier,i10 suffers an identity crisis !!

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/test-d...tz-1-2-kb.html

thermalpaste · 18th August 2009, 00:35

Good review but I disagree when you say that the Jazz performs better than the swift. I have driven both cars and though the swift is nowhere as refined as the jazz, the swift pulls really well. The swift can be quite annoying to drive on gradients with the air-conditioner on as compared to the jazz.

parimal_g · 18th August 2009, 20:22

Good work,
Really wants to know which of the small parts of punto you found falling.And for breaking i will rate punto 10/10 one really have test drive the car.
1.Punto has better legroom than i20
2.Simplly no words to describe the ride and handling of punto again you have to drive it to belive it.
3.About engine never dirven a punto 1.4 but had a test drive of linea 1.4 and which is execllant engine with great refintment and a throty roar after 4000 rmp and its the same engine with punto
4.Also I personally love the door design of punto its ergnomically perfect,just rest your hand on armrest and the windows controls perfectly reached by your fingers and alos its classy in design.
5.Also great fog lamps

Red Circle · 19th August 2009, 11:35

Excellent work, It needs a lot of research,knowledge and patience for such a detailed review. Much appreciated sid

sidindica · 19th August 2009, 13:27

Coming soon:

A comprehensive road test of a brommobiel. Watch this space.

balajird · 19th August 2009, 13:33

wow, one more from Sid, looking forward for your write up. Keep it spicy.

sidindica · 19th August 2009, 18:39

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Originally Posted by balajird

wow, one more from Sid, looking forward for your write up. Keep it spicy.

The logic of 1,00,000 need not necessarily be spicy, but informative..

viper_711 · 20th August 2009, 15:44

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Originally Posted by greenhorn

sid, I'm not sure how the fiat scored more on the ownership than the vista. I have a feeling that fiat owners suffer more at TASCs than us tata owners

Totally agree on this one Greenhorn! My Indica gets better treatment than my Palio 1.6.
I think its more to do with the familiarity of the mechanics with Tata products and the lack of it for Fiat cars!

sridhar_setty · 22nd August 2009, 18:04

This is an excellent unbiased review with loads of information. It helped me in buying my Ritz Vxi.

Thank you SID and Thank you Team-BHP.

rapidsnail · 30th August 2009, 20:09

I took a time to go over the thread and found that true effort has been put to compile this. I really appreciate the un biased tone followed, unlike the magazines or other forums, which tend to incline. I would recommend this thread to be given a space on the homepage and deserves a thumbs up

as well.

I can vouch that the information is very comprehensive and would serve as as "bible" for perspective buyers. More commenst to this thread would really make this a detailed guide that would be attracting people to Google sidindica.

few things that can be done:-
1. i10 does deserve a nomination. What if it thinks its "Aamir Khan"
2. Pls do include links to suggestions that people give regarding the info on your report.

Thought

:- How much time did you spent to compile this exhaustive study.

Nova · 3rd September 2009, 12:21

Good effort!!!!
Here-in Human choice is left out and the fact that all new cars are amazing as have to perform in overall sense. Thus i give Fiat-punto and Hyundai i20 worth considering for a buyer.

I am going thru this tough decision of buying a car from this over crowded place

I personally rank Punto higher than i20....but then its personal .That is why i said "Human Behaviour is imp"

sad:) · 5th September 2009, 11:51

Great review Sid !..

A similar review of diesel hatchbacks would cover all the hatchbacks available on offer india and these two threads in combination would be very helpful.
Because, many of the new buyers are confused with the diesel and petrol options.

One of my friend took 3 months to decide (petrol or diesel) and finally settled with Fiat Punto Active.

14th August 2009, 11:47	#91
arunnn BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 74 Thanked: 2 Times	Great Work Sid, the Chevrolet Aveo 5 is named Aveo UVA in India. Regarding the gear box, from my experience, Chevrolet is better compared to Maruti.
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14th August 2009, 18:04	#93
kums BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: chennai Posts: 48 Thanked: 7 Times	Please include i10 kappa ! great review indeed, sid! Your review gave great insights into the hatches.I especially was astonished to see the boot capacity of jazz! (the pics showing a bicycle and 3 baggages in the boot) But i think it is incomplete without including the hyundai i10 1.2 kappa! Its a competitor to ritz and few others models here.Though i understand that it is a B segment comparison,i10 kappa is sorely missed out here.It would have been exhaustive if it had been included ! As somebody in this thread pointed out earlier,i10 suffers an identity crisis !! Last edited by kums : 14th August 2009 at 18:09.
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18th August 2009, 00:35	#95
thermalpaste BHPian Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Pune Posts: 59 Thanked: 9 Times	Good review but I disagree when you say that the Jazz performs better than the swift. I have driven both cars and though the swift is nowhere as refined as the jazz, the swift pulls really well. The swift can be quite annoying to drive on gradients with the air-conditioner on as compared to the jazz.
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18th August 2009, 20:22	#96
parimal_g BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: MUMBAI Posts: 442 Thanked: 278 Times View My Garage	Good work, Really wants to know which of the small parts of punto you found falling.And for breaking i will rate punto 10/10 one really have test drive the car. 1.Punto has better legroom than i20 2.Simplly no words to describe the ride and handling of punto again you have to drive it to belive it. 3.About engine never dirven a punto 1.4 but had a test drive of linea 1.4 and which is execllant engine with great refintment and a throty roar after 4000 rmp and its the same engine with punto 4.Also I personally love the door design of punto its ergnomically perfect,just rest your hand on armrest and the windows controls perfectly reached by your fingers and alos its classy in design. 5.Also great fog lamps
	() Thanks

19th August 2009, 11:35	#97
Red Circle BHPian Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 74 Thanked: 16 Times	Excellent work, It needs a lot of research,knowledge and patience for such a detailed review. Much appreciated sid
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19th August 2009, 13:27	#98
sidindica Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Delhi Posts: 4,895 Thanked: 8,145 Times Infractions: 0/1 (7)	Coming soon: A comprehensive road test of a brommobiel. Watch this space.
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19th August 2009, 13:33	#99
balajird BHPian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 460 Thanked: 63 Times	wow, one more from Sid, looking forward for your write up. Keep it spicy.
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22nd August 2009, 18:04	#102
sridhar_setty BHPian Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: https://t.me/pu Posts: 104 Thanked: 6 Times View My Garage	This is an excellent unbiased review with loads of information. It helped me in buying my Ritz Vxi. Thank you SID and Thank you Team-BHP.
	() Thanks

30th August 2009, 20:09	#103
rapidsnail BHPian Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Delhi Posts: 69 Thanked: 0 Times	I took a time to go over the thread and found that true effort has been put to compile this. I really appreciate the un biased tone followed, unlike the magazines or other forums, which tend to incline. I would recommend this thread to be given a space on the homepage and deserves a thumbs up as well. I can vouch that the information is very comprehensive and would serve as as "bible" for perspective buyers. More commenst to this thread would really make this a detailed guide that would be attracting people to Google sidindica. few things that can be done:- 1. i10 does deserve a nomination. What if it thinks its "Aamir Khan" 2. Pls do include links to suggestions that people give regarding the info on your report. Thought:- How much time did you spent to compile this exhaustive study.
	() Thanks

3rd September 2009, 12:21	#104
Nova Newbie Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Delhi Posts: 18 Thanked: 0 Times	Good effort!!!! Here-in Human choice is left out and the fact that all new cars are amazing as have to perform in overall sense. Thus i give Fiat-punto and Hyundai i20 worth considering for a buyer. I am going thru this tough decision of buying a car from this over crowded place I personally rank Punto higher than i20....but then its personal .That is why i said "Human Behaviour is imp"
	() Thanks

5th September 2009, 11:51	#105
sad:) BHPian Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 83 Thanked: 45 Times	Great review Sid !.. A similar review of diesel hatchbacks would cover all the hatchbacks available on offer india and these two threads in combination would be very helpful. Because, many of the new buyers are confused with the diesel and petrol options. One of my friend took 3 months to decide (petrol or diesel) and finally settled with Fiat Punto Active.
	() Thanks